At least 46 Iraqis
were killed and another 79 were wounded in the latest attack. A female suicide
bomber attacked a government center in Baquba at the end of the work day, leaving
behind dozens of casualties. No Coalition deaths were reported.

A female
suicide bomber blew herself up outside the Baquba governmental center,
killing
17 people and wounding 42 others. A number of policemen were among the casualties
The explosion occurred as the courthouse was winding down proceedings for the
day. In an unrelated incident, three gunmen were
detained in connection with the kidnapping and murder of three family members
this week.

Also, Iraqi courts have ordered
that 20,000 detainees be freed. This includes people convicted of petty crimes
but does not potentially innocent inmates held in Coalition prisons. Amnesty laws
have been a point of contention between Sunni Arabs, who feel they have been unjustly
targeted, and the Shi'ite majority government. Tens of thousands more out on bail
or otherwise accused of crimes have had their warrants dropped as well.

Squatters
in Baghdad have been given
a deadline to leave occupied homes so that their owners may return home to
claim them. They will be forcibly evicted after the deadline. Between four and
five million Iraqis are thought to have left the country or been internally displaced
due to sectarian attacks, the U.S. invasion, or other violence.